Noise criteria are constantly changing and it is important to stay up to date. The following provides information on some of the upcoming changes. The Qld legislation is reviewed every 10 years, so the existing 2008 documents will be revised with new Environmental Protection (Noise) Policy and Environmental Protection Regs due in 2018. The World […]
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A noise expert is often required to provide expert evidence regarding a matter that may proceed to court. Projects can require a noise expert in a number of situations including: appealing against a town planning decision from Council, seeking approval for a Liquor License, or negotiating an agreement between parties. Traditionally these matters were settled […]
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In mid 2016 Acoustics Noise Vibration visited the University of Exeter in South West England. The university has a strong Law faculty, and arrangements were made to inspect the Law facilities – in particular the Moot Court. The Moot Court is a space designed as a court room to enable students to experience working in […]
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The way we describe noise depends on its level and characteristics. If noise is constant then it is easy to say that the noise is at a certain level. For example a fan may produce a steady level of 55dB(A) at a monitoring location. However many noise sources are not constant, but still need to […]
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Brisbane City Council’s, City Plan 2014 has now been in operation for over 12 months, and developers and consultants have experienced the nuances of the document. The noise aspects of the plan include some familiar assessment methods and some new, more prescriptive approaches to development. For residential development the “Background Plus” approach has been used […]
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The purpose of these blogs is to provide information for people who have an interest in acoustics, noise or vibration. This may be as part of your work or as a hobby. A range of topics will be covered based on our experience over the past 30 years. We trust you will find the blogs […]
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